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V*
Age 8-12
Grade 5-8

Robert Livesey, A G Smith

Black Heritage

Paperback (Fitzhenry & Whiteside Nov. 30, 2005) , 1 edition

Black Heritage, the story of Canada’s Black heritage is filled with important events and amazing people who helped shape the country’s history and culture - people like:

  • Rose Fortune, North America's first policewoman,
  • Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railway's legendary "conductor",
  • Newspaper editor Mary Ann Shadd,
  • Elijah McCoy, the brilliant inventor who was "the real McCoy",
  • Mattieu da Costa interpreter,
  • The Jamaican Maroons, builders of the Halifax Citadel,
  • Soldiers Richard Pierpont and William Hall,
  • Boxer George Dixon,
  • Doc Shadd of Saskatchewan,
  • Alberta cowboy John Ware,
  • Fergie Jenkins, the first Canadian elected to the Baseball Hall of fame,
  • And many recent achievers, such as Rosemary Brown and Grant Fuhr.
Robert Livesey's engaging text and A. G. Smith's detailed pen-and-ink illustrations, as well as many hands-on activites, encourage kids to celebrate the depth and diversity of Canada's Black heritage. Learn history and have fun. The activities include:
  • Make a drum
  • Build a settler’s cabin
  • Create a meal
  • Write a rap song And much more…
Series
Discovering Canada
ISBN
1550051377 / 9781550051377
Pages
90
Weight
6.4 oz.
Dimensions
8.2 x 0.2 in.

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